DEFSTATE SAP (Definition of Transition from One Status to Another) Structure details

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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DEFSTATE is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Definition of Transition from One Status to Another" Information within sap ABAP programs.

This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.

i.e. DATA: wa_DEFSTATE TYPE DEFSTATE.

The DEFSTATE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Definition of Transition from One Status to Another data available in SAP. These include EVENT (SM Event), NEXT_STATE (SM New Status), STATE_TEXT (SM Status Description).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

SAP DEFSTATE structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Key field

Non-key field

How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DEFSTATE using ABAP code?

As DEFSTATE is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on DEFSTATE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DEFSTATE

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DEFSTATE and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).

Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects